

Elly Ward knows money isn't everything—but without it, nothing works. Using her skills and smarts, she seizes every chance to get ahead, whether at school or in the business world. Life is steady—until a new sponsored student arrives, shaking everything up. She soon realizes the people around her are playing a strange new game… and she's their target.

Emma Clarke devotes three years of her life to Chad Shaw, only to discover he's a married man who pretended to be single just to swindle her. After breaking ties, Chad stages an accident and manipulates public opinion to pressure Emma for money. Unshaken, Emma fights back ruthlessly. Meanwhile, Colin Ford quietly protects her from harm—and in the process, wins her heart forever.
![[ENG DUB] I'm the Target, and the Trap](https://acfs3.goodshort.com/dist/src/assets/images/pc/common/f901131c-default-book-cover.png)
Elly Ward knows money isn't everything—but without it, nothing works. Using her skills and smarts, she seizes every chance to get ahead, whether at school or in the business world. Life is steady—until a new sponsored student arrives, shaking everything up. She soon realizes the people around her are playing a strange new game… and she's their target.

Simon Mort devoted his life to his family, only to die alone and unloved. Reborn, he abandons his wife, Sue Hart, and their two sons to live for himself, never imagining the depth of regret his absence would bring. Yet no matter how they repent, he is resolute—he will neither forgive nor return.

Claire Foster, a PhD student in agricultural science, returns every success to her hometown by funding roads and helping villagers improve their harvests. Consumed by jealousy, her roommate Tessa Kane conspires with traffickers to sell her into the mountains. Claire soon realizes she's being taken back to her own village. As Ethan Cole uncovers the truth, the villagers and Dr. Keller join forces to rescue her and bring everyone behind the crime to justice.

Simon Mort devoted his life to his family, only to die alone and unloved. Reborn, he abandons his wife, Sue Hart, and their two sons to live for himself, never imagining the depth of regret his absence would bring. Yet no matter how they repent, he is resolute—he will neither forgive nor return.

Sharon Upton, the widowed wife of a national hero, returns home with her daughter and his ashes. Her son, busy with work, asks his girlfriend, Tasha Hunt, to pick them up. Unexpectedly, Tasha and her lover, Leo Yeager, cruelly and mercilessly bully them on the train. At the engagement banquet, Sharon comes prepared, determined to expose the cunning Tasha’s true colors and make her answer for her crimes.

Lena, a dedicated and bookish student, is cruelly dumped by her boyfriend Ryan, who mocks her as a boring, unattractive nerd. Heartbroken and humiliated, she drowns her sorrows at a bar, where she meets the charming and handsome Adrian. One impulsive night leads to a passionate encounter. To Lena's shock, she later discovers that Adrian is none other than Ryan's father. What began as a moment of reckless escape becomes the start of an impossible entanglement that will turn all their lives upside down.

Jang Ji-ah is transported into a romance game world as the villainous rival of the adored heroine, Jo Yeon-seo. Fated for a tragic end, she obeys the system's orders—earning "villain points" while feigning kindness. Between the cold Baek Do-yoon, the obsessive genius Jung Si-woo, the distant friend Daniel, and her fiancé Gu Yul, she artfully sways each man's heart. Amid the chaos of lies and truth, Jang Ji-ah begins to rewrite her fate and reach for freedom.

Richard, a broke, sharp-tongued black-market vet, gets evicted from his rundown flat and is hired at an astronomical rate by the mysterious noblewoman Catherine to be the night keeper of Ashford Manor. His plan is simple: coast through the shift, collect his paycheck, and get out. But when he stumbles into a forbidden zone to save a mortally wounded Abyssal Royal Squid, he inadvertently completes the seal on an S-class calamity—and the overflow magic floods straight into him. Suddenly, the entire world thinks some legendary hidden powerhouse just obliterated the disaster. He keeps healing beasts for the money, but the more he heals, the stronger he becomes, earning him an A-rank agent badge from the DMTC. As he digs deeper into the manor's secrets, he uncovers the horrifying truth—this is no mansion, but a crumbling prison built on the souls of fourteen ancestral guardians, barely containing thousands of calamities. And he has been chosen as the sole heir to inherit their power and end a century-long nightmare.